Hello and welcome to iGarden. Anyone who knows me will know that I am 'The Compulsive Gardener' - I love everything about gardening.
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Autumn leaves are at their peak right now making our gardens and indeed our whole landscape change dramatically, and this year seems to be a particularly good one. Alas, in Sydney we do not experience the full foliage splendour found in areas such as the Blue Mountains or the Southern Highlands. The cooler nights and more extreme day/night temperature differences in such areas allow for the best development of the coloured leaf pigments as chlorophyll is withdrawn from the leaves of decidu ... Read On »
See the full list of what's flowering in my garden this month.
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May heralds cooler weather and the colouring of autumn leaves. And there is plenty for us to do in the garden! Read More »
Move potted Cymbidium orchids into a sunny spot now. They need bright light to form their flower spikes. Feed them with an orchid fertiliser formulated to encourage blooms.
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